LA's Tongva Tribe and the Eaton Fire

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(lafirejustice.com)

A community conversation featuring prominent Tongva (Kizh, Gabrieleno) tribal members will take place on April 23, 2025, to foster understanding and solidarity with indigenous communities in Altadena, a burned-out community in the foothills of Los Angeles County.

• Panel was live streamed, but event is not listed in the Altadena Library Calendar of Events; it will be posted if available.
• Tongva leaders to share cultural knowledge at community dialogue (Altadena-Now)

The “Let’s Talk, Let’s Listen Community Series: Conversation with Tongva Women” event will bring together indigenous leaders to discuss tribal history, land rights, and recovery efforts following the Eaton Fire.

The dialogue is on Wednesday, April 23, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Altadena Library, located at 600 E. Mariposa St. in Altadena. It is free to attend.

The event features two distinguished panelists from the Gabrieleno Tongva San Gabriel Band of Mission Indians, daughter Samantha MJ Yang, an indigenous scientist and cultural preservationist, and mother Kimberly Morales Johnson, tribal secretary and Los Angeles City/County Native American Indian commissioner.

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John Williams, executive director of The Center for Restorative Justice (formerly the Center for Racial Reconciliation), moderates the discussion. Williams brings decades of experience creating what he describes as “a soft place for hard conversations” where individuals and communities can explore “the multifaceted and destructive narratives of race and racism within the American context with the hope of authentic reconciliation.” More:

• Tongva Leaders to Share Cultural Knowledge at Community Dialogue (Pasadena Now)
  

(Altadena Now) ...The event is organized by several community organizations, including Pasadenans Organizing for Progress (POP!), the Pasadena Community Job Center, the Clergy Community Coalition, and The Center for Restorative Justice.

This conversation continues the work of addressing historical injustices while building more equitable futures for indigenous communities in Southern California, particularly in light of recent challenges like the Eaton Fire. More

• 2025 Eaton Fire Emergency Resources — Altadena Library District
• Tongva.land
• POP PASADENANS - Home
• Pasadena Community Job Center
• Altadena Library on YouTube
• Altadena Revealed: Reflections of People & Place (#2 The History and Legacy of Altadena's Black Community with speakers Steven McCall, Carrie Chasteen, and Veronica Jones, Friday, April 25, 7:00-9:00 pm, Altadena Main Library, 600 E. Mariposa St., $10 donation requested)
• Gabrielino/Tongva Nation: First Aboriginal People of Los Angeles
• Tongva at Altadena Library
• California Trial Lawyers | Bridgford Law
• Pasadena Now, April 18, 2025; Dhr. Seven, Xochitl, Ananda (Dharma Buddhist Meditation) (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly